King's College London (KQC) newsletter

RESEARCH AND EXPERTISE IN KING'S COLLEGE

- IS THERE ANY?

Fir t anal i of nearly 350 return to the College' urvey of Re earch and Expertise ­carried out among t all members of the academic and re earch staff, both here and atthe Medical School, during last term - uggests very trongly that the answer to thatquestion' a re ounding 'Yes'!

George Walden, the junior m inister responsible [or higher education, encounters an A UTdemonstration on his way into the College to visit the Physics Department. See p.

So: what have been the re ult 0 far?Has the Survey been 'a uccess'? Wasyour effort worthwhile? Wha t happensnext? The Survey was a fairly lengthyand complex que tionnaire, and to notchup an initial respon e rate of around 50%must be accounted at least moderatelysuc e sful, especially in e the CollegeSurvey competed with a number of simi­lar, parallel enterpri es for the time andattention of taff. The po se of que tion­naires from various ource now going theround wa indeed commented upon,wrily, by several responden ts' and cons­umer re Istance can be put down, in partat any rate, to 'que tionnaire fatigue'.

However the relative success of the Sur­vey has inevitably created relati e diffi­culty - the difficulty of handhng, organ-i ing and making proper sense of 0 largea body of information. This informationcan be roughly divided into two main cat­egories: the factual and the speculative oropinioned (using the term neutrally).

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ing, from both governmental and non-gov­ernmental sources, depends upon the stan­dard of current re earch and how far- ight­ed we how our elve to be in identifyingfuture research potential. We mu t havereadily available accurate and detailed inf­ormation about what we are doing nowand what we intend for the future.'

This Section was al 0 designed to revealthe extent of existing links with industry,government, and funding quango (suchas the Re earch Council), 0 that futureapproache to these bodies can becomemore co-ordinated and less hapha.t.ard.

Cynics and the world-weary might haveargued that completing the survey formwas a chore they could well do without.

s many member of taff have not 0 fargot round to the form, the picture emer­ging is thus far partial: but it i alreadyrepre entative, already u eful - and veryrevealing,

The urvey wa divided, like Gaul, intothree parts: Biographical Data, ResearchData, and Media Data. (On secondthoughts, not much like Gaul.) UnderSection 3, Media Data, respondents wereasked uch impertinent questions as 'Haveyou ever appeared on radio or television-''Do you have any existing contacts withmembers of the press?' (never mind aboutthe Official Secrets Act) and 'Are you wil­ling to be in luded on the College List ofexpert ?'.

The reason behind these egregious enquir­ie is quite simple: informed pres andmedia coverage j a very important meanof keeping the College in the public eye.With the details provided by respondentto this part of the Survey. the InformationOffice is creating a 'U t of Expert' whichwill be made available to the relevantmedia for use a and when. Someone totalk cri ply and authoritively for _0 ec­ond on arms control and defence strateg-ie'? othing impler. quick over-viewof the coming ecologi al crisis (there'salways one of those)? Easy. eed a bio­chemist with song-writmg credits to pepup a popular science programme? 0 pro­blem!

Section 2, Re earch Data, was designed toelicit some more systematic informationabout what research is being carried outby whom and where in the College. Asthe Principal put it in his covering letterto staff participating in the Survey: 'Asubstantial and growing part of our fund-

Under these broad headings, further sub­division are visible: for in tance the fac­tual information comprises both numer­ical and de criptive data. Extracting fullvalue, drawing accurate conclu ions fromthis raw data will need a lot of subtle,ophi ticated analy i , probably be t done

by computer d.p. - which is where theSurvey goes from here in mechani ticterms.

But we don't have to wait for the finegrains ground out by that modern miller,the computer programmer. The roughwheat already offers plentiful food forthought. Three raw and unprocessed num­erical examples are the ISO or so specificcontacts with UK private companies orpublic utilities (many of them, of course,duplicated) which can be identified fromthe returns; the 120 contacts with UKgovernment departments or imilar auth­orities' and the 40-plus links with fundingagencies mentioned by respond en ts.

In the speculative, opinioned category fallsome gratifyingly candid ob ervationsabout the College and its research activi­tie contributed by respondents to an'optional' slot in the Survey, Part G ofSection 2. Part G tempted bolder spiritsto allow free reign to their powers of ima­ginative ratiocination. Respondents wereinvited to speculate on the direction theythought their own research might takeover a 3-5 year period: and how the res­earch profile of their department or fac­ulty might be adjusted to take profitableaccount of changes of emphasis in researchfunding, including the chances for greatercommercial liaison. In effect, respondentswere given a soap box on which to expresspersonal opinions and sketch out somepotential academic research and develop­ment scenarios. Over 130 chose to use theopportunity and these responses in part­icular will repay careful study.

Growth points indicated include comput­ing (in a variety of forms, both scienceand arts-based); biotechnology; plant-rel­ated sciences; studies in gerontology' and,intriguingly, feminist studies.

But perhaps the most important evidencyet to emerge is the apparent unawarenesswhich the left hand frequently display ofthe right. If the Survey performs no grea­ter service than to be the channel throughwhich staff discover more about the com­plementary and related research initiativesof their colleagues in other - sometimequite unsu pected, because unlikely - areasof the College, then that alone will havebeen sufficient justification for the exer­cise.

S P Harrow, Assistant Secretary (Planning)

ote: Members of staff who have not yetsent in Survey returns are urged to do soas soon as possible. If you have mislaidyour copy of the Survey, please get incontact either with Stephen Harrow

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(Strand ext. 2 30) or Sarah Leigh, Infor­mation and Publication Officer (Strandext. 2179) both of whom will be verypleased to let you have new forms.

Thi year' May Ball will be held at theSavoy Hotel on Saturday May 2nd 19 7.Several other venue were considered,including the Dorche ter Hotel and Gros­venor House, but having established agood relationship with the Savoy's banqu­eting staff after last year' resoundingsuccess, it was decided that their servicesshould be retained. It is also envisagedthat the Ball will remain at the Savoy forthe forseeable future.

The evening will commence at 6.30 pmwith a full reception, including entertain­ment, in the Abraham Lincoln Room.This year the reception will have a oliegetheme and a pecial guest appearance ispromised. This will be followed by afour-course Dinner-dance in the ornateLancaster Ballroom with music providedby the superb Johnny Howard DanceBand who return by popular request.This excellent and versatile band will bein full fourteen piece format, playing awide repertoire of popular music, untilcarriages at 1 am.

The May Ball promises to be the mostoutstanding social event of the Collegecalendar and it provide an excellent opp­ortunity for members of College to minglein the elegant surroundings of one of thefinest hotels in the world.

The Ball is organised on a strict non-profitmaking budget. To increa e the qualityof the evening to an even higher standardthan last year, and to cover rising costs,the committee regret the necessity ofcharging £70 per double ticket. However,the Ball Committee are sure that the even­ing still represents outstanding value formoney.

Andrew Cox (physics Department)

FACULTY OF LIFE SCIE CES­STUDE TSHIP SUCCESS

Summer studentships are not new to someof the academic staff of the Faculty ofLife Sciences. Projects have been fundedby organisations such as the WellcomeTrust for anum ber of years. Allowing astudent, usually at the end of their secondyear, to receive a small grant for a summerproject, they have been popular with staffand students alike. Students can gainsome experience of research work, andmany decide to go on to take a PhD while

staff find that they can often obtain usefulpreliminary result which can form theba is for future grant application. Thedecision by the College to award £4000to the Faculty for these projects was,therefore, warmly welcomed, and the sixproject - chosen from different depart­ment - have all proved very ucce sful.

In two departments, Biophy ic , Cell &Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. thestudents concerned are continuing thework they ommenced. In the latter casethe student had completed her degreecourse, and the vacation work was an ext­ension of her third year project. Prof ssorJ Littleton, her supervisor, has describedher findings as "of considerable theoret­ical and practical importance in cellularpharmacology and its therapeutic applic­ations. "

A student in the Department of Food &utritional Sciences was assessing drugs

for human use in weight control. Thiswork is continuing, and has obvious com­mercial application . A Physiology pro­ject has potential, after much furtherwork, for use in the treatment of diabete ,and an application has been made to theMRC for a research assistant to undertakefull-scale trial of the product.

The results of the remaining two student­ships are also being u ed as a ba is forfurther grant applications. The Pharmacystudentship involved collaboration withSmith, Klein and French, a pharmaceuticalcompany, and it is hoped to obtain twoSERC CASE awards from the work. Theproject in the Anatomy and Human Bio­logy Department has already resulted in asuccessful application for a grant of£ 16,200 from the British Heart Founda­tion. As Professor Webster puts it, " .. areturn of more than sixteen-fold on theCollege outlay! Need I say more?"

DiJys Carter, Faculty Clerk

SCHOOLS LIAISOTIME SEMINAR

Friday 6 March

This will be the third lunch-time choolsliaison meeting, and will be held on theChelsea campus. The purpose of these lun­ches is to enable those involved in SchoolsLiaison work to meet each other, discussproblems, and identify and consider top­ics of concern for this important work ofpromoting awareness and interest inKing's College.

rf you are interested in attending, pleasefill in and return the form on the backpage.

LEITER TO HIM:-

Mark Baile was a laboratory techni ian in the Pharmacy Dep­artment. When he was _7 it was onfmned that he had ont­racted Multiple clerosis. ince then his health has deteriora­ted rapidly and considerabJ . He has lost the use of his legsand has only limited use of his arms. Sadly, he finds it impo ­sible to write and very difficult to ustain reading because hetires qUickly.

Last year the College launched an appeal to raise £1500 for anelectric wheelchair. In two months over £3000 w~. collected.

Mark has struggled to find the right words to convey his thanks.The fact that he has done so in such a thought provoking wayand against the background of his debilitating illness, has madethis an effort of monumental proportions.

The rurning period 0 my life during whi h the ign 0 MSbegan re emerge eem . looking back, 0 brief. The gatheringhadow began to ca t a more permanenr gloom around me.

The om bre question whi h on ronted me were finally an w­ered hen my on ultant neurologi t LOok on the LOne vhi hI can onl remember a that of the acele public announ er.

11 fears were confirmed. My thoughts were numbed a myyouthful aspiration faded away. In rho e moments I felt asif I was pau ing in some dreary tunnel during a 10ngJoumey.I feel that echo in my mind-

"We regret re announce that we are unabte to proceed."

The light go out and 1 earch for any sign of a glO\\ ahead. Ifit is there, for the moment at lea t. it i ob cured. I mu t taystill and take stock.

"We regret to announce,The progno is i not good.I regret you announced,Yet 1 a umed you would."

'I turn away and shut the door, and on the stairWonder how many times I could have proved my worthIn something that all others understand or share."

(Yeats)

The dark shadows which occasionally loomed during my 'well'life were as vague and brief as passing dreams. In those healthydays, 1 could take in my stride all the gifts of freedom whichhad been be towed upon me. To love, to move, to give, tochange, to be part of the com pany or to be independent: inhort, to have boundle s choice. Then it was hard to imagine

anything which could poil my bright vista. This is what I us­pect to be the normality of healthy being when the grindingproblems which urround us are matters for others to ufferwhil t we discour e about them or, if 0 moved, extend a firmhand of support to the unfortunate. Our involvement. no mat­ter how deeply felt, IS an optional matter. There is a world ofdifference between being de titute and living as a destitute.When all is well only tho e rare aint bind themselves irrevoc­ably to their optional burdens. I have learned how easy it hasbeen to take my gift for granted.

I feel that I have waIted too long to re pond to tho e manypeople at King' College who have hown so much kindnes tome during the last year. I could easily find simple words to

Iexplain my appreciation to 0 many people who may neverhave known Mark Bailey and yet who 0 freely contributed towhat wa , by any standards, a conSIderable gift to allow me topurcha e my electric wheelchair, and more. I could add, may-be, a few words expressing my utter amazement at the size ofthe appeal. Such a response would, no doubt, be registeredWith intere t and ensitivity by mem bers of the College. How­ever, so few un. upported word would undervalue the funda­mental significance of what to me wa a communal act of tend­erness as well as charity. I would prefer all to under tand whatI scc, and 0 place the King's kindne s in the context of mysituation. To do that I would have to reveal how MS has affec­ted my body and mind. 1 yearn to do just that, uninhibitedand from the depths of my being; to sadden and at the sametime to uplift. I daresay (hope) that all those who reached outto me would realise why I would want to detail my thought.And yet, I fear that it i only to you, Mark, that r can directlydisclose my feeling. I can have no qualm about overburden­ing you with explanations of my troubles because you fullycomprehend how I ee and feel. nd 0 through you r reflect.

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Dear Mark Bailey,

16, Mount Plea ant,Di , orfolk.

I must try to think. Where wa I gOIng? What was the pOlntof my Journey? Am I till travelling? Suddenly it eem th3tI am overburdened by the price of a ticket for what is ajoylessexpedition. Doe the grey announcement mean that I havebeen reroured? If 0, must I make my own way? If I knowthe an wer to that tor sure, then at lea -t I can find a ne\\ pur­po e, even If it i only to search for a guide.

"There was a man whom sorrow named his friendnd he, of his high comrade orTOW dreaming

Went walking with slow teps along the gleamingAnd humming sands, where windy urges wendAnd he called loudly to the stars to bendFrom their pale throne and comfort him, but theyAmong themselves laugh on and sing alway.And then the man whom sorrow named his friendCried out, dim ea, hear my piteous story!The sea swept on and cried her old cry still,Rolling along in dreams from hill to hill.He fled the persecutions of her gloryAnd, in a far-off gentle valley stopping,Cried all his story to the dew drops glistening.But naught they heard for they are always listening,The dewdrops, for the sound of their own dropping.And then the man whom sorrow named his friendSought once more again rhe hore, and found a hell,And thought, 1 will my heavy story tellTill my own words reechoing shall sendTheir sadness through a hollow, pearly heart;And my own tale again for me shall singAnd my own whi pering words be comfortingAnd lo! my ancient burden may depart.- - -"

(Yeats)

ow that I have learned to bypass the question 'Why me?' andin tead substitute -Why anybody?', I am able to apply themaxim that everything i relative. By this we knO\\, ark,that there is a sort of com fort which accept that there arcmany who would envy my own good fortune. Small comfort,for sure; but it is a start.

I begin to look for hope. To tart with I must accept that Imay be re trieted to a carch for what may lay under a desper­ately heavy stone. The attempt has at least given me somethingto do when I would otherwi e be only aware of the bu iness offeeling unwell. It was Emile Zola who remarked that 'Whenthe future hold. no hope, the pre ent takes on a vile and bitterflavour." In my low depres ed moments I feel that acrid taste.It has to make me peer more urgently out of the gloom forthat precious ray. Once again everything is relative. In thebright pre-MS days only the merest hint of dark adversity would

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Graduates mingle with College staff at one ofJanuary's graduation receptions held inthe Great Hall, Strand campus.

cause me to turn my head. Down here inmy dim world the mallest flicker of rel­ief, however instant, stirs my awareness,edges away the droning boredom whichometimes make me want to scream.

Boredom weighs me down. 1 now knowwhat impelled Voltaire's old woman toremark "1 should like to know which isworst, to be ravished a hundred time bypirates, to run the gauntlet of a Bulgarregiment to be whipped and hanged at anauto-da-fe, to be dissected, to row in thegalleys - in fact, to experience all of themiserie through which we have passed ­or just to stay here with nothing to do?"It was concluded from this that "- manwas born to suffer the restlessness of anx­iety or the lethargy of boredom." In mydowncast moments I feel that somehowI have neatly contrived to combine thetwo mi fortunes.

But wait! I must beware that vile and bit­ter flavour and return to the theme ofhope and pleasure. What can I how?

I have a lovely home and a devoted sisterwho is the embodiment of patience andlove. I have my poets and music. Theyhelp me to contemplate. I have the thou­gh ts and concern of other, more than Icould ever have imagined. The communt­ty of King's College has been and, I feel,still is my blessing here. Tho e caring,gentle individuals have kindled a brightand steady glow which has been with meever ince news of my appeal was revealed.They should all know that not only haveI been given increa ed freedom of move­ment with my wheelchair, but also muchof my angui h, which has at times threat­ened to overwhelm me, has been eased.I have been thrilled to know that I havebeen at the centre of a great wave of sym­pathy from which the goodnes of 0 manyheart has warmed mine. This is a greatgift for which I need the olemn aid ofborrowed words to adequately express mydeepe t thanks.

"When in di grace with fortune and men'seyesI all alone beweep my outcaste state

nd trouble deaf heaven with my boot­less crie .

nd look upon myself and curse my fate,Wishing me like no one more rich in hope,Feature like him. like him with friendpo se sed.De iring this man' art, and that man''cope,With what I mo t enjoy contented lea t;

Yet in these thoughts myself almo t des­pising,Haply I think of thee and then my state,Like to the lark at break of day arisingFrom sullen earth ing hymns at heaven'gate;For thy sweet love remembered suchwealth brings,That then I scorn to change my statewith King."

(Shake peare onnet)

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And now I'm dizzy from the climb. ButI can rest and smile. Before I dream I'llthink of Delius; and Fenby' pen awhile.

Mark Bailey

LORD FLOWERS URGES CO S-TRUcrIVE PL I G

EXTRACT FROM THE VICE-CHA CEL­LORS SPEECH TO SCHOOLSECRETARIES

Last year, I said to you that we mustmaintain our unrelenting search for acad­emic strength, economies and greaterefficiency - especially in the relationshipbetween the Centre and the Schools - inorder to ensure that as much of our dwin­dling money as po sible is put to ourprime academic purpose. Since then, theUGC has been putting increasing pressureon u to do ju t that; by its formula appr­oach to funding, which pays scant atten­tion to our historic structure as a federaluniversity, and Which, by and large, wehave had to pa s on to you; by its crudethreats to the University's central activi­ties, so-called; and by its emphasis on aca­demic planning. As you know, we hadourselves already begun to address thequestion of a University strategic plan ona rolling basis, and you may have seen anum ber of papers sketching our approachto planning on the agenda of la t week'sJoint Planning Committee.

A strategic plan for the University as awhole is necessary so that the Court and

Senate may have an orderly approach toacademic resource management in thecircum tances we now fa e; but it annOTtand alone, it must mesh with the trate­

gi plans of each of our School , Collegesand In titutions. which in turn it mustinfluence. The two-way planning pro essthat we are attempting Will, I am sure, atfirst reveal inconsi tencie ,error and om­is ions - objectives without poli ies toobtain them, policies with no stated objec­tive, duplication of provision, ill-conceivedrivalries and conflicts of interest likely togenerate wa te. There will be much forall to do.

Such issues need to be aired openly ratherthan nursed as secret agendas if a strategicplanning proce s is to convince the UGCand, more to the point, if it is to have anyacceptance within the Univer ity. Theremay be tho e who prefer to have no plans,to follow every gust of wind wherever itmay blow, calling it flexibility and imagin­ing that ob curity mean power. I knowI can rely on you, with your unparalleledsense of how the University actually runs,to approach this enterprise, difficultthough it is and time-consuming, in a con­structive spirit. Heaven knows, there willbe much else to occupy you this year: butit is clear that, for all of us, improving ourplanning process must have some priority.

REVIEW OF THE COLLEGEADMINISTRATION

The Planning and Resource Committeehas recently decided that the College'sacademic activities should be subjected to

regular peer review. The fir t 'uch reviewto be undertaken will be concerned withthe Department of Food and. 'utntionalS ien e .

LECTURES, MEETINGS AND SEMINARS

There I ever} rea on to u bjt.>'t the Coll­ege' non-a ademic a IV) le to imilarre·1<: ..... To thl end. 1:r Clive Pne tl> habeen ommi IOned to undt.>rtake a n~\ ie ....ot the College Adml.lll nation.. h Pr! I>ha~, until ret:ently, erved a a member otthe Coun il 0 Readmg Cnlver It> wherehe .... a actively involved m examIning andapplying the re ommendatlon which em­erged from the J arratt Report and Its a ­oClated tudie. Pre\'iou Iy Chiet of tatfto Su Derek Raynor in the Prime tini­ter's offi e, 1r Prie tl> is urrentIy Direc­tor of Special Projects. Briti h Telecom

t i propo cd that the review will coveruch ubJc t a the managerial needs of

the College. the ta utory obligations ofthe Council and the AcademiC Board. andthe objectives of the College C.harter.

Mr Pne. tly will be as isted by Mr H Mu ­Iwhlte, Secretary of the School of Medl­ine and Den ti try. He will need to eeenior members of the Collegt.>, arrange-ent for which will be made in due

our e. His report will be to the Chairmannd through him to the re t of the corn m­

·ttee. It will be completed by June 301987.

P BLl LE T R

Tuesday 24 FebruaryThe ir t Derek. bller lemorial Le.:.tureDI T-!. 'DCC D THER\'IOGE.·A.. 'D OBE ITYProfe or.1 J lO\.k

.30pm, The lien Theatre, Ken ingtoncampu

Thursday 26 FebruaryThe dam Lecture 19TOLER CE

ir Yehudi Menuhin5.30pm, The Great Hall, Strand campu

Friday 27 FebruaryA Public Lec.ture in the acuity of Life

ciences - Immunology Spe\.lallntere tGroupHL - B27 THRO GH THE E E OFI 1M . OLOGYProfessor T E W eltkamp, etherlandOphthalmic Research In titute, mster­dam7 .00pm, The Hen Theatre. Kensingtoncampus

Thursday 12 MarchThe Chelsea Lt: tureEDLCATIO.· .D CO.fPETITlO.·Dr D H Hargrea\e ,Chle In pe.... tor.Inner London dUt:atlon uthonty5 .OOpm. Main Lecture Theatre. Hud onBuilding, Chel ea campu

E TRE FOR MEDIC L L W DETIDCS PUBLIC LECTURES

Monday 2 MarchQ L Ys (QU LlTYYE RS): A ALlD PPROACH I •

LLOC Tl~G RE 0 RCE ?Prafe, or Alan \ illiam . In -titu f e torRe car h 111 the oClal Scien e, ew York

Thur day 12 MarchI ATIO L OMMI SIO 0

MrDlC L ETH/CS?Profe or lex apron, niver ity of

outhern California Law Center

Both Lecture at 1.0Spm· 2.15pm inRoom 3B20, Strand campu

Members of the College will know that theDean, the Revd Richard Harrie , hasbeen appointed Bishop of Oxford and willtake up his new post on I July.

The Council ha set in motion the proce­dures for appointing a new Dean in accor­dance with College regulation. The Sel­ection Committee has been et up consIS­ting of:-

THE F D M URICE LECTURES 19 7

DB RI LThur day 12 MarchTHE CR Cl 1 10~

The LC\.Iure will be given by Prole orRaymond Brown, nion Theological

eminary, ew York, at 5.00pm. TheGreat Hall, Strand campu

Tue day 10 MarchFROM GETH ·MA E TO THE PR E­TOR/ M

THE PASSlO OF JES S CHRIST:ISSUES HISTORIC L, EXEGETIC LA 0 THEOLOGl AL

Thursday 5 MarchKFY ISSU SI MODER RESEARCHo THE PA SIO ARRATI cS

Tue day 3 MarchPublic Lecture in the Department of

Portugue e and FrenchTHE PORT GEE, MO T IG E Al TDfHE C IB LS OF BR ZIL: THEQ ESTIO OF TH OTHERProfe sor Luciana S tegagno Picchio,

niver ity of Rome, •La Sapienza'5.30pm, Room 2BO ,Strand campu

Monday 2 MarchA Puhlic Lecture in the Department of

ermanWHATTHEDEVIL!?-TWE TI TH­CE TURY FAUSTS (In American,English, French, llalian and Rus ianLitera tu re)Profe sor Eric A Blackall, Emeritus Prof­e sor of German, CorneLI University andVisiting Profe or of German, KCL5.30pm, Room 3B20, Strand campu

ElIi on

The Principal

The Bishop of London

The Rt Revd and Rt Hon

Profe sor J anet Bately

Dr Venetia France

The Revd anon J L Houlden

Dr P B unn

The po t is being advertised in the pressand, in addition. advice and ugge lionsare being ought a widely a pas ihle.The Committee would particularly wel­come sugge tions from mem ber of theCollege and these should be ent to thePrincipal. The closing date for applica­tions is 20 March, and the ommitteepropo e to interview short·Jj ted candid­ates early in May.

Tue day 3 MarchA Public Lecture in the Faculty of LawsTRACl G LA/MS I THE MODERWORLDProfe or Gareth Jone , Vice-Master ofTrinity College, Cambndge5.1 5pm, The ew Theatre. Strand campu

DEPARTME T OF SP ISH A DSPA ISH-AMERJCA STUDIESMEETl GS

Monday 23 FebruaryPAGA ISM I THE MEDIAEVALSPA ISH EFlDr D Hook, KCL5.00pm, Room 330, Strand campu

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DEPARTME T OF PALAEOGRAPHYLECTURES

Wedne day 4 MarchFROM PARCHME TER TO SCRIBE:The manufacture and preparation ofmedieval parchment from the literary andphy ical evidenceMr Michael Gullick

Wedne day II MarchPAUSE A D EFFECTMLl\1aJcolm Parkes

Wednesday 18 MarchEVIDE CE FOR THE PROVE A CEOF MA USCRIPTSProfessor Andrew Watson

12 noon, Room 28 II , Strand campus

POSTGRADUATE SEMI ARS IN MOD-ERN GREEK LA GUAGE DLITERATURE

Monday 23 FebruaryLA GUAGE, LITERATURE A DIDE TITY AMO G THE GREEKS OFPERTH (AUSTRALIA)Vasiliki Chrys anthopoulou, Wolf onCollege, Oxford

Heather Couper, President of the British Astronomical Association, in characteristic poseduring her lecture to the Maxwell Society on 19 January, Centre of the Galaxy.

Monday 2 MarchFICTIONAL BOU DARIES A DFRAMED ARRATIVES I GREEKPROSEDimitris Tziovas, University of Birming­ham

Monday 9 MarchSEFERIS' LOGBOOK IJI AND THE Cyp­RIOT CAUSE: 1953-1955Kalerina K rikos-D avis, Trinity Hall, Cam­bridge

5.00pm, Burrows Library, Strand campus

THE MAXWELL SOCIETY

Monday 23 FebruaryTHE ORIGI S OF LIFEProfe sor SF Mason, FRS, KCL

Monday 2 MarchMAKI G LIGHT WORK (Lecture/Dem­on tration)Dr M Kimmitt, Univer ity of Es ex

Monuay 9 MarchSIR lOH RA DALL, FRS HIS LIFEAND WORKProfes or M H F Wilkins, FRS NobelLaureate, KCL

Monday 16 MarchCHAOLOGY, ILLUSTRATED BY ASIMPLE? TOYProfessor M Berry, FRS, Bristol Univer­sity

2.00pm, Room 2e, Strand campu

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DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY ANDPHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE SEMINARS

Wednesday 2S FebruaryWHY IS MATHEMATICS SO REAS-o ABLY EFFECTIVE IN PHYSICS?Professor R Penrose, FRS, University ofOxford

Wednesday 4 MarchBACHELARD A D CANGUILHEM ONHOW TO WRITE HISTORY OF SCIENCEDr M Tiles

Wednesday II MarchPROBABILITY A TD K OWLEDGE IECO OMIC A ALYSISDr T Lawson, Univer ity of Cambridge

Wednesday 18 MarchWILLIA WHEWELL ON SCIE CE A DRELlGIODr J Brooke, niversity of Lancaster

2.ISpm, Room IB06, Strand campus

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGYSEMINARS

Wednesday 4 MarchSECO DAR Y COMPOU DS A DTHEIR ROLE I PLA T/INSECTINTERRELATIO SHIPSProfe sor Arthur Bell, Royal BotanicGardens Kew4.30pm, Lower Ground Lecture Theatre,Ken ington campu

Friday 27 FebruaryTHE DISCRETE CHARM OF THETIRED STARLINGPeter De Groot, KCL

Friday 6 MarchMIMICRY: THE MUTUALISM A DPARASITISM OF COMMUNICATIONDr Dick Vane-Wright, Natural HistoryMuseum

Friday 13 MarchPSOCIDS AND FOODDr Bryan Turner, KCL

Friday 20 MarchU DERSTA Dl G THE CAUSES OFFOREST DECLI EDr Keith Brown, CEGB Leatherhead

1.00pm, Room 228, Kensington campus

DEPARTME T OF FOOD A D UT-RITIO L ClE CES RESEARCH

MI RS

Wednesday 2S Februaryo E MA ' EXPERIE CE IN MA A­GI G I DUSTRIAL RESEARCHDr RA Jeffreys, Kodak Ltd

Wednesday II MarchMILK FOAMSMr B E Brooker, Reading Food ResearchIn titute

S.30pm, Food Science Lecture Theatre,Kensington campus

INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RIGHTSLECTURES

Monday 9 MarchHUMA RIGHTS A D THE EUROPEACOURT OF JUSTICEThe Hon Sir Gordon Slynn, Advocate­General, European Court of Justice;Visiting Profe sor of Law, KCL1.00pm, The ew Theatre, Strand campus

SEMINAR IN HUMANITIES COMPUT­I G

Tuesday 3 MarchCAL IN THE HUMANITIES CURRICU­LUM IN SCHOOLS: HISTORY, GEOG­RAPHY, LA GUAGESMrs D M Watson, KCL6.00pm, Room GOS, Strand campus

CENTRE FOR EDUCATIONAL STUD­IES SEMINARS

Wednesday 25 FebruarySYMMETRY A D OISEProfessor H Post, KCL(Chaired by Arthur Lucas)

Wednesday 4 MarchTOWARDS A TAXONOMY OF MULTI­ETHNIC EDUCATION: PROBLEMSA D CO TRADICTIO SR Bride, Luton College(Chaired by Brian Davies)

Wednesday 11 MarchCONTRACT WORK A D DEVELOP­ME T WORK AS RESEARCHProfessor D N Harris, BruneI University(Chaired by Brian Davies)

Wednesday 18 MarchRESEARCH STYLES IN HEALTHEDUCATIONGill Williams and Tony Mansell,CES(Chaired by Joan Bliss)

4.30-6.30pm, Room 3.020, HudsonBuilding, Chelsea campus

DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY­SPECIAL SEMINARS IN MEDICINALCHEMISTRY

Wednesday 25 FebruaryBIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES AS LEADSTO RATIONAL DRUG DESIGDr K T Douglas, University of Essex

S.30pm, Lecture Theatre 19, Chel eacampus

Wednesday 4 MarchANTI-ACETYLCHOU ESTERASESTO ANALGESICSDr B Robinson, University of Manchester

Wednesday 11 MarchDESIG OF AMI OGLYCOSlDE A TI­BIOTICSDr A Canas-Rodriquez, KCL

4.1Spm, Lecture Theatre 19, Chel eacampus

DEPARTME T OF MECHA {CALENGINEERING RESEARCH SEMINAR

Wednesday 4 MarchEVALUATIO OF REFRIGERANT/ABSORBE T COMBI ATIO FORVAPOUR ABSORPTION REFRIGERA­TIO SYSTEMS UTIUSI G SOLARHEATC 0 Adegoke, KCL3.30pm, Room IB04, Strand campus

OPEN MEETING IN THE ENGLISHDEPARTMENT

Tuesday 24 MarchSOURCES OF A GLO-SAXON LITER­ATURE: WRITI GS K OW BYAUTHORS IN ANGLO-SAXON ENG­LA D10.30am, continuing throughout the day,Council Room, Strand campus

INSTITUTE OF ADYANCED MUSICALSTUDIES COLLOQUIA

Wednesday 18 FebruaryBEETHOVEN S COMPOSITIONALMODELS FOR THE CHORAL FINALEOF THE NINTH SYMPHONYProfessor William Kinderman, Universityof VictoriaS.OOpm, Room 301, Strand campus

Friday 6 MarchA WAGNER AFTER OON3 Public Lectures on Wagner

2.1Spm THE VERSE FORMS OF THERiNGStewart Spencer Royal Holloway andBedford New College

3.1Spm THE UMINOUS I . GOTTER­DAMMERUNGChristopher WintJe, Goldsmith's College

4.4Spm THE PROGRESS TO PERFEC­TIOProfessor Arnold Whittall, KCL

MEDlEYAL GERMAN STUDY GROUP

Tuesday 17 FebruaryTHE THEME OF PE ANCE IN HART­MA'S 'GREGORlUS'Jonathan Bartlett, St. Anne's College,Oxford.

Tue day 10 MarchWEISHEIT, KLUGHEIT U D DIE BEG-RE ZTE ME SCHUCHE ERKE T-

ISFAHIGKEIT BEl FREIDA KProfes or Wolfgang Harms, Munich.

6 pm, Room GOS, Strand campu(Re earch MA and advanced undergradu­ate students are welcome.)

STUDY SKILLS SEMINARS

Two afternoon seminars are being plannedby the Student Counselling Service, tohelp students improve their study techn­iques and prepare for end of year examin­ations.

The first seminar will be on March 11 atthe Strand campus, and the second onApril 29 at the Kensington campus.

They will begin at 2 pm and last abouttwo hours.

They will COY.er topics such as revision,tackling exam papers and techniques ofanswering essay questions as well as cop­ing with anxiety.

Tutors, please make all students aware ofthese dates.

The Principal being presented with theBrazilian flag by a delegate to the Brazil­ian Lawyers Group Congress which metat the College in mid-January.

UNIVERSITY OF LONDO : THEETHEL M WOOD LECTURE

Wednesday 4 MarchBIBLICAL CHRONOLOGY: LEGE DOR SCIE CE?Professor J ames Barr, FBA, Regius Prof­essor of Hebrew, University of OxfordS.30pm, Chancellor's Hall, Senate House

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STAFF NEWS

OBIT ARY

J LlA BRO . M. . Oxford, D. Lin.(Durham), F. B. ., F. S. .Prof or of Palaeography at King' Col­lege London from 1961 and FeIJow ofthe College from 19 9.

Juhan Brown, born in Penrith on the 24thFebruary 1923, first came to London a aKing's Scholar of We tminster School. Hewent up to Chnst Church,Oxford, in 1941.where he took Classical Honours Mods in1942 before the interruption of his under­graduate work by wartime service withThe Border Regunent. In 1948 he gradu­ated in Lit. Hum., and in 1950 he wasappointed an Assi tant Keeper in the Dep­artment of Manu cripts In the Bntish Mu ­eum where he wa to remain until hisapp~intment, as ucce sor to FrancisWorm aid to the Chair of Palaeography in196 I. H~ was elected a Fellow of theCollege in 1975 and a Fellow of the Bnt­ish A ademy in 1982. Despite taking earlyretirement in 1984 in order to pend moretime on hiS own re earch, he contmued toteach lor King's, helping and encouragingall who took their querie and problemsto him OutSide speakers still came toLondon, whether to give public lecturesin King' or to pre ent papers to the Pal­aeography Seminar at Senate House. 'otleast a a member of the Comite Internat­ionai de Paleographie Latine, he orgam edthe highly succe sful Colloque held inLondon in 1985. In 1986 he was awardeda D.Litt. hunoris causa by the niversityof Durham. He died on the 19th January1987, and his memoflaI service will beheld in the College Chapel on the 17thMarch.

The distinctIOn of Julian Brown's scholar­ship was evident with the publication of

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the volume of ommentary for the magni­ficent fa simile of the Lmdi farne Gospel( 1960). There followed other studies of,'orthumbrian boo s. of the StonyhurstGospel and the Durham Ritual both in1969) and of the Durham Go pel (19 0).In these. as in many other pubhcatton . hemade valuable ontribution to our under­t nding of the written legac. of mediae­

val Europe and of Its lnhentan e trom thecIa i al world. HIS clear- ighted interpret­atton of the evidence to be found in man­u c.;ripts, not narrowly palaeographl al ~ut

using and developmg te hmque of COdl ­ologlcal de nptlOn, has much to 0 fer

olleagues in many di ipline, and he wasought out and on ulted by lassicist

historians, musi ologlSt , theolOgians andthose of u working in the vernacular lang­uages. His classes and lectures were atten­ded by students and staff not ju t ofKmg's College but of UnIVersIty College,Birkbeck, Bedford and Royal Holloway.Westfield, the Imtttute 01 Hlstoncal Re ­earch the Institute for ClaSSIcal Studiesand the Warburg, and a well by postgrad­uates of other univerSltle . Many eminentcholar on sabbati al in London were

also to be met at them.

Throughout his years in King's JulianBrown played a full role m the College'slife, serving on a range of College comm­ittee and on the College Council. Forsix years he was a most dedicated, effici­ent and influential chairman of the LIbraryCommittee. t the ame time, he gaveunstintingly of hi time to other libranes,and hiS loss WIll be felt at such varleuplaces as Lam beth Palace and most obvi­ously the Palaeography Room of SenateHouse Library. He took an active rolc in

meetings of the SOUL committee andhi authority was greatly respected inmany other learned associations, mostrecently In the earliest deliberations of theCouncil of the Fontes Anglo-Saxonici.Indeed, he was recognized as the nattonalarbiter in palaeographical matters and hireputation was International.

Perhaps Juhan Brown will in the shortterm be be t remem bered for his kindli­ness, generosity. patience and honesty -a a scholar of excellence hi future reput­ation is secure. But to all who knew himthere will remain a en e of the loss 01 themost intelligent and faIthful of friends.He was no dry a dust scholar, but a manfilled with Wit, good sense, poetry andhumour. The College's loss IS great. Wemust not lorget to extend our sympathyto hI wIdow, Sanchla. who has cared forand nur cd hlffio devotedly dunng thelast few years, and to his daughters Charl­otte and Rache!.

MEMORIAL SERVICE

A service of thanksgiving for the life andwork of Julian Brown will be held onTuesday 17 March 1987, in the CollegeChapel at 5.30 pm.

PROMOTIO S

Brian Jame Bond, B ,M ,to Profe orm the Department of War Studle. Prol­e or Bond was IOrmerly a Re der tn thatD par ment

David Ian Da~ie ,PhD, DSc. KC. toProfe or 01 Chem) ry In the Departmentof Chemlstr}. Prole sor Da\ie \\as for­merly a Reader m that Department.

George Le lie England, BSc (Eng ,PhD,DSc (Eng). C Eng, FICE, to Profe or of'vleLhanic of Structure tn th Depart­ment of ivil Engineenng. Profe orEngland wa formerly a Reader tn thatDepartment.

Peter Chri topher We t, BSc, PhD, DIe,RCS, to Profe sor of Applied Mathema­

tics. Professor West was formerly a Read­er In that Department.

NEWS ROUND-UP

The Overseas Research Student ward.'cheme will be operatio~ agaIn thiS year

when 00 award will be available toover ea po tgraduate tudent olout­standing merit and re earch potential ona competitive ba. i .

The closing dates for appJicatiom arc afollows;-

Byapplicant to Registrar; 1st May 1987By Registrar to CVCP: Lst June 19 7

However, applicant . hould be encouragedto apply early and, In any ca e, well In

advance of I t May 198", so as to givesuffiCIent tIme for the Registry to obtainthe necc sary academIC reference.

Thi year the evcp ha indicated thatKing' College may ubmit a maximum01 25 upported applications Onceagain, the Committee emphasises theImportance of a preliminary election ofapplicatIon wllhin each academIC in ti­tutlOn and It i. very clearly. tated thatonly tudent of outstanding merit wtllbe conSIdered for the e Awards. A inpreviou year, a committee con i ting ofthe Dean ot the Faculties WIll be res­ponSible for making thi preliminaryselectIOn and deciding on the 25 appli­cations to be forwarded to CVCP.

CopIes of the advertlsmg brochure andapplIcation forms arc available from theAdmis ions Office and all queries houldbe referred to Jennlfer Jackson, the

. i tant Regi trar ( dmi slons).

THE SIR EDWARD STERSTUDE TSHIPS

Two studentships for postgraduate re­search in Modern Languages, Medicineor Science at a school or in titute of the

niver ity are open for application.These are tenable for one or two year(po iblya third) and are currently val­ued at £3 366p.a., plus payment oftuition fees.

Applicants must be graduates of theUniversity of London, holding a 1st Cia sor Upper 2nd Honours degree, or aMaster's degree passed with Distinction.

Further details are obtainable from:SCHOLARSHIPS SECTlOROOM 21ASENATE HOUSE

MALET STREETWClE 7HUClosing date is I March 1987.

INDUSTRIAL GRANT FORAEROSPACE RESEARCH

A grant of £ 73,000 has recently been aw­arded to Professor A J Rogers of the Dep­artment of Electronic and Electrical Eng­ineering for opto-electronics research. Themoney has been provided by Systron-Don­ner, who are manufacturers of aircraft andspacecraft instrumentation systems inCalifornia.

The grant is for one year of research on anovel type of distributed optical-fibretemperature sensor for use in aerospaceapplica tions.

If the idea proves feasible a range of otherpossibilities is opened up, both for meas­urement of other physical quantities andfor application in a diversity of other ind­ustries.

EASTER BREAK

The College will be shut on:­Thursday 16 AprilFriday 17 AprilMonday 20 AprilTuesday 21 April

T. S. ELIOT AT SE ATE HOUSE

The actors, Jill Balcon and Gabriel Woolf,will read selections from the poetry ofT. S. Eliot, at Senate House, Malet Street,WCI, at 4.30 pm on Monday::;3 February.The readings will include a duet from"The Cocktail Party", and selections from"The Lovesong of J Alfred Prufrock",'Little Gidding , and "Marina".

The readings will follow the unveiling ofa plaque by Mrs Valerie Eliot at 24 RussellSquare, the former offices of Faber andFaber, commemorating T. S. Eliot's workthere. Eliot was Literary Editor and aDirector of Faber and Faber from 1925to 1965.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

U IVERSITY RESEARCHFUND

The Central Research Fund has beeninstituted for the purpose of makinggrants to members of the University(other than pre ent undergraduatestudents and those registered for ataugh t Master's degree) engaged onspecific projects of research, to assistwith the provision of special materials,apparatus and travel costs. Applicationare considered each term and the nextclosing date for applications is Monday23 March. Forms of application andfurther particulars may be obtainedfrom the Central Research FundSection, Senate House, Room 21 A,Malet Street, WC I E 7HU Tel. 636­8000 Ext. 3147.

Optical fibres are finding increasing appli­cation in the field of industrial measure­ment sensing. They possess several signif­icant advantages for such use; among theseare their immunity from electromagneticinterference, their low weight and easyflexibility, their good electrical insulationand their low cost. In addition, an opticalfibre essentially comprises a one-dimens­ional measurement medium, allowing thepossibility of mea uring industrial quanti­ties continuously as a function of position(and of time) along any chosen measure­ment path.

It is towards this latter feature that thepresent research is directed. The aim is todemonstrate the feasibility of measuringa temperature field along the length ofapprox. lOOm of optical fibre with a spa­tial resolution of O.lm, and a temperatureresolution of lK. Such knowledge is re­quired continuously for in-flight monitor­ing of conditions within aircraft and spacecraft structures. The research will seek toimplement a patented idea which involvesacousto-optical polarization modulationof the light propagating in a fibre.

George Walden during his visit to the Physics Department, seen here with the Principalin one of the Departmental laboratories..

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A bove and left: scenes from the BurnsNight dinner hosted by the Senior Com­mon Room.

Following a sherry reception in the Sen­ior Common Room, diners were pipeddownstairs to the Waitress Dining Room.The haggis was piped around the roombefore being addressed by the Principal.

An EC Spinwriter 35 10 (piu bidirec­tional tractor, cables and ribbons) ioffered for sale at £450 o.n.o. It is virtu­ally unused and in perfect condition.Please contact the Department of Philo­sophy, ext. 2769 or 2231.

FOR SALE

n American Prof or wi he to rent ahouse or fiat for him elf, wife. and twodaughter aged 9 and 1_ for u e duringa abbati al 'i it to Imperial College.The pproxlmate date needed are lug.19 I to I July 19 plea ant neigh-bourhood uitable or hildren i required.Please end in ormatlon to:Profes or David M Ro keGraduate School of dmini tration

niver ity of CaliformaDavisCalifornia 9 -6 16

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REQ EST FROM THE

charming cottage Blackheath, BR toCharing Cross) is available to let for 4 - 6months. The cost i £ 150 per week exclu­sive of bills. It is furnished and equippedto a high standard, ha 4/5 bedrooms, andwould suit a professional couple or sharers.For further details, please ring 7334324,evenings and week-ends.

TO LET

If anyone can help, plea e onta t Mi haelPage In the Archive. trand campu ext.21 7).

Queen Elizabeth College Annual Report,19 _

Queen lizabeth College Pro pecru ,19'9 0,19 0 1,19 I, ~. 19 ~ 3.19 3 4.

The r hives need opie of the followmgto complete the ene :-

LI ISO LU CH-TIME SEMI R

Friday 6 March 1987

12.30/12.45 - 1.45 at the Chel ea campus

Sandwiches and coffee available

Please return the slip to Peter Lawrence, Room 223 Strand Building assoon as possible so that we have an idea of numbers.

COMM T is produced by the King' Col­lege London (KQC) Information Office onthe Strand campus.

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